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| Punjab to take action against JD: Sherry |
| 2009-01-06 |
| The Punjab government will take action against the banned Jamaatud Dawa (JD), Information Minister Sherry Rehman said in a TV interview on Monday. Talking to a private TV channel, she said any action by the government must follow certain procedures. Proof against the JD had been shared with the Punjab government, which had assured the federal government of cooperation, she said. "I am absolutely sure the Punjab government will act." In a statement issued after the interview, Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Rashid said the provincial government had put five top JD leaders -- Mufti Abdur Rehman, Hafiz Saeed, Ameer Hamza, Colonel Nazir and Yasin Baloch -- under house arrest, sealed 61 offices of the charity and had taken over 19 dispensaries and 10 schools it ran. "Necessary measures are also being taken for assuming control of the central headquarters of Jamaatud Dawa at Muridke," he added. Talking to India's NDTV channel, Sherry said locating Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar was like looking for a "needle in the haystack". "He is certainly not strolling around outside my office. If we see him, we will nab him," she said, adding Pakistan was committed to taking action against any non-state actors found involved in the Mumbai attacks. |
| Posted by:Fred |